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About John R. Berg, PRP
Decades of Experience
John R. Berg, PRP, has worked with parliamentary procedure for decades. As a teenager, he was on the board of directors of one non-profit corporation and a national officer of another. In 2019, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the South Kitsap School District in Washington State and elected its president in 2021. He has served as a national officer of two non-profit organizations for a total of three years and as state president of three for a total of fourteen years (with some held concurrently). He also has a over twelve years of service on the national boards of non-profit organizations.
Professional Designations & Recognition
In 2007 he passed the entrance examination of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PARLIAMENTARIANS*, NAP, the world's largest organization of parliamentarians. In 2013, he passed the comprehensive examination to become accredited as a Registered Parliamentarian by the NAP. Later that year he obtained the designation of Professional Registered Parliamentarian (PRP), the NAP's highest designation. He served as president of the Washington State Association of Parliamentarians 2017-2021, and as president of the EastSide Parliamentary Law Unit of the NAP. Mr. Berg is also a member of the American Institute of Parliamentarians (A.I.P.) and is the vice president of the North Sound Chapter in Washington State. He has been published in A.I.P.'s Parliamentary Journal and the NAP's National Parliamentarian . He has written over eighteen regular features for the National Parliamentarian. He also served on the NAP's Edit and Review Committee, reviewing articles for the National Parliamentarian. He was a workshop presenter at the NAP's 2018 & 2020 National Training Conferences and at the 2021 & 2023 Conventions, and at other workshops.
Education
He holds B.A. degree in Psychology from Seattle Pacific University with additional graduate studies.
Additional Experience
He has served as officer, founder, and parliamentarian in numerous large and small organizations and is qualified to serve state and national organizations, governmental units, major conventions, and small clubs. Rather than take a passive role as a parliamentarian at a meeting, he prefers a more proactive role to assist the organization and its officers in having fair and productive meetings. See his additional comments on his approach.